New Jersey Bid to Offer Sports Bets Gets Setback

By

Alexandra Berzon

Dec. 21, 2012 10:15 p.m. ET

A federal judge dealt an early setback to New Jersey's plans to proceed with sports betting by ruling that sports leagues can challenge the state's efforts rather than rely on the federal government to intervene.

U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp in New Jersey said on Friday evening the leagues had demonstrated that they would be injured if New Jersey offered sports betting because fans might take a lower view of the integrity of...